Sri Nitchith Akula

Software Engineer

Redwood City, California, United States7 yrs 11 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

7+ years in deep learning and computer vision.
Developed AI systems for autonomous vehicles and smartphones.
Published patents in video coding technologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Deep Learning and Computer Vision Engineer specializing in Consumer Electronics and Automotive industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Deep LearningComputer VisionVideo Compression

Other Skills

AI-powered Video Super-resolutionCNN DesignModel TuningAI ScaleNetDNN ArchitecturesVideo Streaming Optimization360° Video CodingVideo Coding StandardsPatentsAndroid DevelopmentCepstrum AnalysisProgrammingImage ProcessingPython (Programming Language)TensorFlow

About

I'm a deep learning and computer vision engineer with 7+ years of experience building real-world AI systems across autonomous vehicles, smartphones, and video compression. At Zoox, I develop and deploy motion forecasting models that enhance the safety and accuracy of autonomous driving. Previously at Samsung, I played a key role in AI-powered video super-resolution and compression models that were commercialized in Samsung smartphones and 8K TVs. I contributed to designing efficient CNNs, ARM GPU optimizations, and model tuning for on-device inference. My journey has spanned research, from spiking neural networks at IIT Bombay to neural re-photography at CMU, to building and deploying machine learning systems that scale. I'm passionate about designing, training, and shipping models for real-world applications.

Experience

7 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Zoox

2 roles

Software Engineer - Prediction

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · California, United States

At Zoox, I develop and deploy deep learning–based motion forecasting models that predict trajectories of nearby vehicles and vulnerable road users (VRUs) around the autonomous vehicle.

Deep LearningComputer Vision

Research Intern - Prediction

May 2022 – Aug 2022 · 3 mos · California, United States

Samsung r&d institute india

4 roles

Lead Engineer

Mar 2020 – Feb 2021 · 11 mos

Worked on supporting AI-powered Gallery Zoom on Samsung M31s, A51, A71
Fine-tuned a low complex CNN to replace the default scaler in mobile for image zoom in the gallery application
Addressed numerous practical challenges like performance, handling different kinds of content while porting the solution to mobiles.
Studied literature on using AI in video codecs: 1) End-to-End AI Codec 2) Replacing modules in traditional codecs (Loop Filters, Intra/Inter Prediction)

AI-powered Video Super-resolutionCNN DesignModel TuningVideo CompressionDeep Learning

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2018 – Mar 2020 · 2 yrs

Worked on improving video streaming pipeline using AI ScaleNet technology
Developed fixed point C solution to AI upscale 4K content to 8K content for Samsung 8K TVs
Optimized AI ScaleNet for Samsung Note 20 to support VGA video calls at QVGA bandwidth
Explored many DNN architectures to realize them real-time in mobile phones
Learned many optimization and porting tools like Snapdragon SNPE, OpenCL, x86 SIMD, ARM Neon

AI ScaleNetDNN ArchitecturesVideo Streaming OptimizationVideo CompressionDeep Learning

Software Engineer

Jun 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

Worked on improving 360° video coding technologies for Video Coding standards
Proposed new frame packing for Icosahedral Projection (ISP) format, which was adopted into Audio Video Standard (AVS)
Obtained 1st place for subjective quality in 360° video category of Call for Proposals (CfP) for Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard
Published five patents, with two of them as the primary author

360° Video CodingVideo Coding StandardsPatentsVideo Compression

Intern

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Developed an Android library for estimating fundamental frequencies in a given mixed audio signal using Cepstrum Analysis
Built an Android Application with real-time horn-detection features to ensure pedestrian safety with an appropriate alarm mechanism
Awarded Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) from Samsung India for my performance

Android DevelopmentCepstrum Analysis